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2023 Most Popular Public Relations & Advertising Bachelor's Degree Schools in New Jersey

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Finding the Best Public Relations & Advertising Bachelor's Degree School for You

Out of the majors we analyze each year, public relations & advertising was ranked 9th in New Jersey. In fact, 315 were awarded in the state in <nil>.

It's not easy to decide which business program to enroll in when you have so many options available. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Business Degree Central has created its Most Popular Public Relations & Advertising Bachelor's Degree Schools in New Jersey ranking. This report analyzed 3 schools in New Jersey to see which ones were the most popular bachelor's degree programs for business students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Public Relations & Advertising program at each school on the list.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Public Relations & Advertising Bachelor's Degree Colleges.

#1

Rowan University

Glassboro, NJ

Our analysis found Rowan University to be the most popular school for public relations & advertising students who want to pursue a bachelor’s degree in New Jersey. Located in the large suburb of Glassboro, Rowan is a public school with a large student population.

Women make up 58% of the public relations majors at the school.

On average, public relations graduates from Rowan take out $19,349 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree. Assuming that a graduate chooses a 10-year repayment plan, the average monthly loan payment is $416.

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#2

Rider University

Lawrenceville, NJ

The in-demand bachelor’s degree programs at Rider University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular public relations & advertising schools in New Jersey. Rider is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Lawrenceville.

About 50% of the students majoring in public relations at the school are women while 50% are male.

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#3

Seton Hall University

South Orange, NJ

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Seton Hall University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Public Relations & Advertising Bachelor’s Degree Schools in New Jersey list. Located in the large suburb of South Orange, Seton Hall is a private not-for-profit college with a medium-sized student population.

Of the 23 students majoring in public relations at Seton Hall, 13% are male and 87% are female.

After completing their Bachelor's Degree, public relations graduates from Seton Hall carry an average student debt load of $18,304.

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State Degrees Awarded
Pennsylvania 1,080
New York 1,747
Maryland 41
District of Columbia 514
Delaware 1

Public Relations Concentrations

Major Annual Graduates
Public Relations 5,039
Advertising 4,655
Public Relations, Advertising, & Applied Communication 4,517
General Organizational Communication 1,905
Communication Management and Strategic Communications 1,802
Other Public Relations, Advertising, & Applied Communication 1,409
Sports Communication 943
Health Communication 424
Technical & Scientific Communication 203
Political Communication 195
International & Intercultural Communication 183

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 3 schools only.

  • The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of the rest of our data about colleges.
  • Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to Bill Koplitz.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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